EP 1443977 A4 20041215 - HIGH-SPEED, LOW-TEMPERATURE STERILIZATION AND SANITIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD
Title (en)
HIGH-SPEED, LOW-TEMPERATURE STERILIZATION AND SANITIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD
Title (de)
GERÄT UND VERFAHREN FÜR DIE HOCHGESCHWINDIGKEITS-, NIEDERTEMPERATUR-STERILISATION UND REINIGUNG
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE STERILISATION ET DE DESINFECTION A GRANDE VITESSE ET BASSE TEMPERATURE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0231905 W 20021007
- US 97091301 A 20011005
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO03030950A1] The present invention relates to a method of sterilizing and/or sanitizing a container using a sterilant vapor such as hydrogen peroxide. The sterilant vapor is discharged through a nozzle (50) positioned in an opening of the container (12) and the container (12) is then purged of the discharged sterilant using a heated gas such as sterile air. The nozzle (50) is preferably positioned no closer than 15 mm from the bottom surface or any internal surface of the container (12) and within 1/6 to 5/6 of the height of the container (12). The nozzle (50) has a diameter no greater than one-half of the diameter of the opening of the container (12). When the container made of non-heat set PET are used, the temperatures of the sterilant vapor and the purge gas are preferably no greater than 160 degrees F.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65B 55/04 (2006.01); A61L 2/16 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); B65B 55/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
A61L 2/07 (2013.01 - KR); A61L 2/16 (2013.01 - KR); A61L 2/208 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 55/10 (2013.01 - EP US); A61L 2202/18 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 2695743 A 19541130 - VIVIAN WETHERBY-WILLIAMS ARTHU
- [Y] DE 3809852 A1 19891005 - SEITZ ENZINGER NOLL MASCH [DE]
- See references of WO 03030950A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 03030950 A1 20030417; AT E492296 T1 20110115; AU 2002332050 B2 20080515; CN 100581591 C 20100120; CN 101695579 A 20100421; CN 101695579 B 20130605; CN 1589158 A 20050302; DE 60238705 D1 20110203; EP 1443977 A1 20040811; EP 1443977 A4 20041215; EP 1443977 B1 20101222; ES 2356621 T3 20110411; HK 1075216 A1 20051209; JP 2005505349 A 20050224; JP 2009184739 A 20090820; JP 2010001078 A 20100107; JP 5043882 B2 20121010; KR 100728308 B1 20070613; KR 20040058195 A 20040703; MX PA04003268 A 20040811; RU 2004113447 A 20050420; RU 2275208 C2 20060427; US 2003068251 A1 20030410; US 6752959 B2 20040622
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0231905 W 20021007; AT 02768988 T 20021007; AU 2002332050 A 20021007; CN 02822933 A 20021007; CN 200910160500 A 20021007; DE 60238705 T 20021007; EP 02768988 A 20021007; ES 02768988 T 20021007; HK 05107656 A 20050901; JP 2003533981 A 20021007; JP 2009093053 A 20090407; JP 2009222349 A 20090928; KR 20047005061 A 20021007; MX PA04003268 A 20021007; RU 2004113447 A 20021007; US 97091301 A 20011005